Weekend (Earth and Fire song)
"Weekend" is a song by Dutch band Earth and Fire. It was released by Earth and Fire as a single in November 1979 and reached the number one spot in the singles charts in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark and Portugal.[1] It was written by keyboard player Gerard Koerts for the album Reality Fills Fantasy.
"Weekend" | ||||
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Single by Earth and Fire | ||||
from the album Reality Fills Fantasy | ||||
B-side | "Answer Me" | |||
Released | November 1979 | |||
Genre | Disco | |||
Length | 3:35 | |||
Label | Vertigo | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gerard Koerts | |||
Producer(s) | Earth and Fire Gerrit-Jan Leenders | |||
Earth and Fire singles chronology | ||||
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Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Weekend" | Gerard Koerts | 3:35 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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2. | "Answer Me" | Chris Koerts, Bert Ruiter | 5:16 |
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Chips version
"Weekend" | ||||
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Single by Chips | ||||
from the album Chips and 20 bästa låtar | ||||
Released | January 1997 | |||
Length | 3:35 | |||
Label | Mariann Grammofon AB | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gerard Koerts | |||
Producer(s) | Chips | |||
Chips singles chronology | ||||
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Weekend was first covered by the Swedish group Chips on their eponymously titled debut-album. Originally, the version was recorded in 1980, but was only available on the album's first printed issues, as all subsequent releases (now called "Sweets'n Chips") replaced the song with the track "Good Morning". It wasn't until the release of the 1997 Greatest Hits-album "20 bästa låtar" that the song became widely available again. The B-Side on the single was the Instrumental track "Tokyo".
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Weekend" | Gerard Koerts | 3:35 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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2. | "Tokyo" | Lasse Holm | 3:00 |
Scooter version
"Weekend!" | ||||
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Single by Scooter | ||||
from the album The Stadium Techno Experience | ||||
B-side | "Curfew" | |||
Released | 24 February 2003 | |||
Genre | Happy hardcore, jumpstyle, eurodance | |||
Length | 3:35 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gerard Koerts H. P. Baxxter Rick J. Jordan Jay Frog Jens Thele | |||
Producer(s) | Scooter | |||
Scooter singles chronology | ||||
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"Weekend" was also covered by German techno group Scooter as "Weekend!". It was released in February 2003 as the first single from their 2003 album The Stadium Techno Experience.[16] The single reached number two in Germany and was a top-ten hit in Austria, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. In Norway, the song is certified Platinum for sales exceeding 10,000.
Music video
The video for the song takes place on an illuminated part of a loam-covered floor encircled by dark. While Scooter are performing the song, there are Buddhist and Christian monks, nuns, Asian martial artists, topless women, traditional Indian female dancers and Ganesha dancing around them. H. P. Baxxter can also be seen wearing a costume resembling those worn by the Roman centurions. The video was censored in the multimedia part of the CD single released in Germany.
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Weekend!" (Radio Edit) | 3:35 |
2. | "Weekend!" (Extended) | 5:10 |
3. | "Weekend!" (Club Mix) | 6:02 |
4. | "Curfew" | 3:14 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Norway (IFPI Norway)[43] | Platinum | 10,000* |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
Other versions
In 1980 the Belgian band De Strangers released a Dutch-language version of the song under the title "Pluchke".[44]
The song was released in German version as "Kein Mädchen für das Wochenende" which was first sung by Conny Morin and later was covered by Daniela Dilow.[45]
In 2002 Kid Q released the single "This Feeling", which contains a sample of "Weekend".[46]
In 2008 Bloodhound Gang released a cover version of the Scooter cover for "Weekend!"
In 2012, Belgian electro producer Mickey released a cover version of the original track featuring Sylvie 'Billie' Kreusch.
In 2017, Dutch artist De Ambassade released a New wave/Synth-pop rendition of the song under the title "Jerney", after the lead singer of Earth and Fire Jerney Kaagman.[47]
In 2019, German DSDS Star Sarah Lombardi released Weekend, a collaboration with DJ Herzbeat, as Schlager Song.[48] The Song started on place 93 of the GfK Entertainment Charts and reached in the ITunes charts the Number 1, after only one week.[49]
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- "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Weekend!". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- "Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 6 March 2003". GfK Chart-Track. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
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- "Årslista Singlar, 2003" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- "The Official UK Singles Chart 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
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- De Strangers - Troef
- ZDF-Hitparade (Live - Berliner Union Film Studios) Sendung Nr. 125
- Kid Q - This Feeling at Discogs.com
- De Ambassade - Verloren at Discogs.com
- VIP: Sarah Lombardi gibt mit „Weekend“-Cover ihr Schlager-Debüt from 20. March 2019
- Sarah Lombardi erobert mit Berliner Club-DJ den Schlagerolymp